Thursday, 19 August 2010

A BIG Thank You....


Congratulations to everyone that helped the Roaring Dragons raise the total amount of
£1, 6037.97 for the Rainbows Hospice. We look forward to next year and being able to rasie more monies and of course win the Dragon Boat Challenge.

Monday, 9 August 2010

3rd Place


All the hard work training paid off and the Roaring Dragons came 3rd overall in the Dragon Boat challenge. Not only did they race well on the day but have been raising lots of money for the Rainbow Hospice. Our final figure will be published shortly. A very big thank you to the team for all your efforts and entertaining us on the day.

Wednesday, 4 August 2010

New Boy on the Squad


Please welcome Paul Bradley onto the squad. Paul excelled in Monday night's training session, and will help us put a good time in for the first race, then will go bell ringing for a wedding , and then join us later in the afternoon! Monday nights training session on the River Trent with the Nott’s Anaconda went very well we are now Roaring to go on Sunday.
Don't forget to donate on our Just Giving website see link on the right.

Monday, 2 August 2010

Training, training

The Roaring Dragons will be taking to the water later today in their last training session.

Friday, 30 July 2010

Sponge Throwing


We've had a great time at lunch today throwing sponges and buckets of water at some of our work colleagues and getting them throughly wet!































Fund Raising Friday



We've had wear a mask day, a cake stall and we will be having a Skills Auction at 12.00. Watch this space for photos and more fundraising news.


Celebrities seen in Langley Mill

Monday, 26 July 2010

Training - Last Chance


The Roaring Dragons are taking to the water on Monday 2nd August for their last training session before the big day on Sunday 8th August. They will be training with the Nottingham Anacondas on the River Trent by the Victoria Bankment. The Captain - Jonathan Harrison will be putting them through their paces and sorting out their paddling skills and the Dragon Boat Stroke!

Thursday, 22 July 2010

Donations


The money is starting to roll in via our Just Giving web page - check out the link on the right. We're going to be holding a skills auction and a couple of guys are going to do something in the car park....and we having a wear a mask day. Go on support us by donating now!
One of last years particpants in the wear a hat day..

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Guess Who? - More fundraising from 2009


Fancy Dress Day from 2009 some really went to town dressing up! Not sure about the moustache though!!

The Roaring Dragons


Well here all all the dragons so lets introduce them all to you: The Captain - Jonathan 'Head Honcho' Harrison, Paul ' Base Drummer' Buxton, Lewis ' The Mascot' Cottle, Paul 'The Terminator' Gamble, Amar 'Kick Boxer' Anwar, Carl 'Sparky' Shepherd, Alan 'Mind my Hair' Cottle, Paul 'Unshakeable' Unwin, Tony' Captain Jack' Rathbone, Nick 'The Powerhouse' Pettitt, Liam 'extreme Sports' Eyre, Ian 'Commando' Clarke, Paul ' Water Sports' Woolley and last but not least Rob 'Blazing Paddle' Hosker

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Fundraising 2009


Messers Kemp, Woolley and Rathbone


Paula The Tea Lady



John MapleTaff!

Fundraising events from 2009.

This year we will be holding a fundraising day on Friday 30th July which promises to be a great fun filled day. Keep visiting the blog to see what we are planning.....

The Captain


This year Jonathan Harrison is privileged to be the Captain of CDL’s Dragon Boat Racing Team, the Roaring Dragons. They are competing in the Dragon Boat Race Challenge which is a central part of the spectacular Nottingham Riverside Festival, and raising funds for Rainbows: the East Midland’s only hospice for children and young people - a very worthy cause, which is largely supported by charitable donations.

The team have been training hard over the last couple of months to ensure that they have plenty of fire for race day. They have received first-rate coaching from the Nott’s Anaconda Dragon Boat Club on the River Trent, and have been for regular team jogging runs after work in Shipley Country Park.

Cullum Detuners Ltd has kindly agreed to match all funds raised up to £500, and has paid all entry costs in full. So please make a donation to Rainbow’s by link shown on the left.:

Come along, enjoy the festival and give our crew some encouragement. Races start at 11am alongside Victoria Embankment, Nottingham.